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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region
Zootaxa, Volume 3609, No. 2, Year 2013
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Description
Defining species limits and describing species of ants are important to identify taxa and habitats with elevated diversity in areas of high conservation priority such as the Malagasy region. The Pachycondyla wasmannii-group is revised in the Malagasy region where eight species are recognized, four of which are new: P. masoala sp. n., P. planicornis sp. n., P. tavaratra sp. n., and P. vazimba sp. n. Four species have been previously described: P. cambouei Forel, P. comorensis (André), P. perroti Forel, and P. wasmannii Forel. Pachycondyla perroti admista Forel is newly synonymized under P. perroti. Pachycondyla cambouei is widespread in eastern Madagascar, morphologically variable, and divided into seven morphotypes. An identification key to species and distribution maps are provided for the genus in the Malagasy region. All species are known only from Madagascar except P. wasmannii, which occurs also on Anjouan of the Comoros Islands. Copyright © 2013 Magnolia Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Rakotonirina, Jean Claude
Madagascar, Antananarivo
Madagascar Biodiversity Center
United States, San Francisco
California Academy of Sciences
Fisher, Brian L.
United States, San Francisco
California Academy of Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 10
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.11646/zootaxa.3609.2.1
ISSN:
11755326
e-ISSN:
11755334
Study Locations
Comoros
Madagascar